Saw “Thirteen Conversations About One Thing” yesterday. It was made by Jill and Karen Sprecher, who in addition to being from Madison, also made one of my favorite movies, “Clockwatchers.” It’s great to see a dialogue-centered movie, after all the summer season gunk we’ve had to wade through. I can’t wait to see it again, so I can forget about the big picture of the plot, such as it is, and concentrate on the conversations people are having. Great movie – but see it with someone interesting, so you can talk about it afterwards.
One of the points of the movie, I think, is something I’ve been considering a lot lately. So many people are just sitting around waiting for something to happen. They feel like external forces control their existence. Well, the hard truth is that no magical event (or person) is going to come along to make your world a better place. If you don’t do it for yourself, no one will. And even if you try and fail, that’s better than doing nothing. If you ask me.